Event Coverage

National Brown Swiss Convention
June 27-30, Coralville, Iowa

Holstein enthusiasts from across the U.S. gathered in northern Michigan June 30 to July 3 for the National Holstein Convention at the Grand Traverse Resort and Spa in Acme, Michigan. Over 1,200 registered attendees were invited to “Explore the Shore” through a combination of tours, which included registered Holstein operations, tourist destinations like Mackinac Island, Sleeping Bear Dunes, sailboat rides at Grand Traverse Bay, sport fishing or a float down the Platte River, lighthouse tours and local points of interest.

Daryl and Brenda Sternweis of D&B Sternweis Farms in Marshfield, Wisconsin, are co-hosting Wisconsin Farm Technology Days with their neighbors and long-time friends, the Heiman family.

With the lagging depressed prices in the U.S. dairy industry, the Wisconsin Farmers Union decided to host five meetings across the state in March to bring farmers together to speak about potential opportunities to stabilize dairy prices.

“Dairying to Thrive” was the theme for the 26th annual Professional Dairy Producers 2018 Business Conference, held March 14-15 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Themed “One team. Gold dreams,” the 2018 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) annual conference, set for April 10-12 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will challenge attendees to take their heifer-raising programs to the next level.